Maureen Starkey

Maureen Starkey was born on 4 August 1946. She was the first wife of The Beatles drummer, Ringo Starr.

Biography and Career

Maureen Starkey was born on 4 August 1946 and she was the first wife of The Beatles drummer, Ringo Starr. They married in 1965 and divorced in 1975. The couple had three children, Zak, Jason and Lee.

She was born as Mary Cox in Liverpool, the only child of Joseph Cox, a ship steward, and Florence Barrett, Mary left school at 16 and changed her name to Maureen when she began her career as a trainee hairdresser in Liverpool. She was also known as Mo to her friends. She became a regular at the Cavern Club, where The Beatles often played.

She developed a crush on the new drummer and got his autograph, but it was not until three weeks later that Ringo t

ook any notice of her. Once he did, they went out regularly together on his days.

At the age of eighteen, she married Ringo Starr on 11 February 1965. Their first child, Zak Starkey, was born on 13 September 1965. They had two more children, Jason on 19 August 1967 and Lee on 11 November 1970. During this time, she was very much a part of Ringo's life, and they did everything together.

Despite all of the marriage problems the couple faced, such as Maureen's affair with George Harrison. Starkey did not want a divorce. Her husband, however, simply wanted out. Maureen eventually accepted. On 17 July 1975, the divorce was finalized on the grounds of Ringo's affair with an American model, Nancy Lee Andrews.

Maureen gradually created a new life for herself and the children, but the Starkeys remained a family unit. On the third anniversary of their divorce in 1978 Ringo and Maureen with their children attended a party together setting off press speculation that they were reconciling. Maureen married Isaac Tigrett, of Hard Rock Cafe and House of Blues fame, on 27 May 1989 in Monaco.

They had one daughter together: She died of complications from treatment for leukemia, aged 48, on 30 December 1994 at the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center in Seattle, Washington.

General Appearance

Birth Name: Maureen Starkey "Mo" Tigrett.
Birth: 4 August 1946

Why do we like Maureen Starkey?

We like her because she is the wife of one of the members of, The Beatles